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Analysis and practical insights about platform governance, internet regulation and the systems shaping online safety and AI.

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Sep
28

[Revisited] Is it time to unite T&S and AI governance?

AI is now everywhere, but the teams managing its risks still sit apart from the people who have spent decades dealing with online harms. Eighteen months after first arguing they belong together, Alice updates her case.
7 min read
Sep
25

The other AI alignment problem, Discord takes a guess and new Ofcom probe

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #356
6 min read
Sep
21

Why T&S needs a Wikipedia-thon

6 min read
Sep
18

EU teen ban lands (with a twist), AI labs' safety PR blitz and a T&S story worth telling

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #355
7 min read
Sep
14

Now is the time to tell your T&S story (updated framework)

The current AI safety debate reminds us that Trust & Safety's expertise is needed more than ever. So why can't the industry get that expertise heard? And what can you do to start telling your own story?
7 min read
Sep
11

Duty-bound feeds, Muse-ing on safety, and dead in a decade?

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #354
7 min read
Sep
08

The "rogue agent" narrative is insufficient

From a covert OpenAI message board to a hacked gym booking, this year's agentic AI incidents look like autonomy gone wrong. But that's not the full story.
5 min read
Sep
04

OpenAI joins the club, FTC builds its case and 153m reasons to worry

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #353
5 min read
Sep
01

My five takeaways from the Meta settlement

Most headlines call it a win for teenage internet users. But I don't think that Meta setting the safety features for every major platform constitutes a success for anyone
6 min read
Aug
28

Why Meta settled, Alice in vendor-land and Bill Gates on these "turbulent times"

The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #352
5 min read